Support preview deployments from pre-built Docker images (built via CI/CD)
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Description
What problem will this feature address?
Currently, preview deployments always trigger a build process on the production server, which can cause slowdowns and even downtime for other running services.
Describe the solution you'd like
It would be great if Dokploy supported deploying preview environments directly from a pre-built Docker image, which is built on CI/CD (e.g., GitHub Actions). Users could specify an image from a registry (such as DockerHub or GitHub Container Registry), and Dokploy would use that image for the preview deployment, skipping the build step on the production server entirely.
Describe alternatives you've considered
Do not use preview deployments.
Additional context
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Will you send a PR to implement it?
Maybe, need help
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No files or tests are named. Start by tracing how preview deployments currently build on the production server and how Docker images are configured; compare the CI/CD registry options mentioned, including DockerHub and GitHub Container Registry. Done means a preview environment can use a specified pre-built image and skip the server-side build.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- docker, github-actions, typescript
- Domain
- devops, infrastructure
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100